[Resolved - now using Onboard] Any recommendations for an on-screen keyboard like the one that Windows has. The one that comes with Gnome is annoying to use...

It pops up and down from the bottom of the screen when I don't want it to

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I have no recommendations for you, I just want to second your opinion that the Gnome on screen keyboard is annoying.
- They need to talk Valve into open-sourcing their OSK. It's kind of amazing.
  
  The only amazing thing about it is the dual trackpad typing. Apart from that it lacks keys like Alt, Ctrl, Esc and the F-keys. Sometimes the arrow keys, tab and insert send weird key codes.
I've had a good experience with Onboard.
- Trying it out right now
  
  Update: I think that Onboard is good enough to replace Gnome's OSK.
- Does it work in Wayland?
- Does it work with Wayland?
  
  Presumably via Xwayland, but I haven't tried it.
- The last release came out 7 years ago…
  
  No? last release was 1-1-2024...
On steam deck I switched to plasma mobile primarily because of how bad the gnome onscreen keyboard is.
- Huh? The Steam Deck doesn't come with Gnome and also has its own OSK...
  
  If you install gnome and use it in desktop mode you'll see what I mean.
There is nothing else. OSK sucks on Linux. I wish I knew how to fucking code, I'd make my own.
YOU CAN EDIT TITLES???
- Yup
  
  COOL
GJSOSK?
- Looks good but I'm using X11

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